Please join Ars Nova Workshop for a conversation with Michelle Coltrane and Salim Washington, moderated by John Coltrane Symposium's Dr. Anyabwile Love.

Melvin Gibbs is a Grammy nominated composer, musician, artist, and writer, born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.  This talk will examine some of the ideas that inform John Coltrane‘s cosmic music. It will dig into connections between cosmology and jazz that Gibbs has explored in collaboration with theoretical cosmologist Stephon Alexander,…

The Tiberi Tapes, were captured by musician Frank Tiberi during Coltrane club performances in a variety of Philadelphia and New York City venues, in the early 1960s. These historic recordings offer an intimate glimpse into Coltrane’s evolving artistry and have become an important addition to the documented legacy of one…

As we celebrate the centennial of John Coltrane’s birth, Ars Nova Workshop welcomes eminent Japanese Coltrane scholar Yasuhiro Fujioka for a special presentation exploring Coltrane’s historic 1966 tour of Japan—one of the most remarkable and consequential journeys of his career.

Join Ars Nova Workshop for a rare and intimate conversation bringing together three extraordinary musicians with direct ties to John Coltrane: bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Andrew Cyrille, and saxophonist Odean Pope.